Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-08
WIDOWS Ind 0RPHlNS
FrightfaI Experience Of an
Exploring Party In the
Eanaime Vine.
Remarkable Fortitude ON
the Part Of the Be-
reaved Wives and
Mothers.
Report Of q Serious Railroad
Accident in New Mexico.
Tive Strikes In San FrsasIsss- -0us-
Iawsd InaIsinsnts DlsnIsssd-sas-
pested Train Robbers Freed.
Report Of q Serious Railroad
Accident in New Mexico.


Special ts the PosT-IEIxLLzaEHczR.
HAxaEzo, May The day has been
dFeasy IN The extreme. A fsw psople
llnRsF aEoaad The shaft. Mest Of than
have retired 10 their homes exhausted.
No more bodies have bean taken oui and
littls sttempt is being nads 70 do %.
All efforts are being concentrated in ex-
tingaishina shs frs. Through the kind
nsss ef Mr.. Robbins, the Sarsrinssnd-
snt, there vas privileged Ia descend The
shaft this afternoon party osmpossd
Of Wm. MeGrsgor. Manager, DR..
WAlkem, VIM. Christie asd =. n.
OBnsn. They penstratsd. under Ms.
AoGrsRor's guidance, e. far - the air
shaft and had fms
OPPORTUNITY TO sun IKE HTnn.
Which is being gradually subdned.
Thsy visited the engine house and
went 90 far dewn the slops % vas safe.
They had . vhif Of the afteFdamp.
which has . not unpleasant smell One
would jadGs that those Who inhale 10 lie
down 10 pleasant dreams. They saw
several caves, one sf large extent. The
bottom Of the alOpes are full Of water.
Oae goes down into the mine clad from
head 70 fost In oil skin. The men ct
the pamps are working like Trojans.
They had jass arrived ct the bottom Of
the shaft when they learned that the
MsEFyweathsF engine vas disabled.
This fact vas greatly regretted. The
trip down into the mine vas quite an
sxpsEience. Darkness reiens supreme,
and except for the safety lamp In the
hand not the faintsst ray Of light is
seen. The solid walls Of coal throaah
which runs the slope are all there is 10
be sssn except the far-svay
TWINKLE or rKn MIMMR's LkMPs.
After living in the bowels Of the earth
one fully appreciates Gods sun light
when be emerges. Mr.. Scott was in
charge Of an e1plsrirR party and his
men we're working nAnfully. II is BE-
lieved that no more bodies will be
brouRht up tiIl tomorrow. These will
probably be deoomposed By this time.
Il is stated that they will be placed in
eofins al the bottom of the shaft and
quickly buried. None Of the imprisoned
miners will breath fresh air again. |
They are dead. Coroner Walksm be-
gins an inquest on Tuesday. he viii
make Q searching investigation.
rnx FOLLOWING EUEzRALs
Took place today; George 3. Rertran.
James HOeaa, Henry Lee and his son. !
Haason Lee, John and Andrew Morton, |
father and soR. Wm. Luksy, ST.. Wm.
Lakey, JR., father and son, the Davey |
Brothers and John Meakin. There
vas . large procession In which we're
nine oofins. II was an awful sight, but
only . prelude 70 what ID 10 come. This
is city Of the dead. No business is
done. Schsols are all closed and all are
ssre With grief. There are few families
In town bat are bsrsaved. Fears are
entertained for the life Of Q yoanR lady
whs moarns manly MiohAsl Lyons
death. She is nov in oonyulsions and
10 10 thought she cannot survive. Il
nayhaps that this vill not Be 9 solitary
case. The noblsst fortituds is bsiDG
generally displayed and the mourning
lones are resigned 10 their fate. Mr..
Robblns and bis msn
cxAU NOT TO WORK
Hard and they leave nothing undons 10
push on the york Of rescue. The We'll
ltngton and East Wellington miners
osutinus 10 work ssAlously and their
laboFs are sspplsmsntad By the gallant
sailsrs and the vicsoris Goal OOmpany's
men. Tonight Egyptian darkness and
. heavy rAinssorm adds 10 the gloom Of
the city. 10 ID believed THAI no more
osdies viii be reached sntiI tomorrow.
YOar correspondent learns from . men,
Der Of an exploring party who vsnt
aown into the mine yesterday moFaiBe
the following:
The party wenl down the SHAFT about
6 o'clock, Mr.. Dryden In charge and ae-
ooupanied by Mr.. AeGreRor, little
Archie Dick. Inspector Of Mines. and
M or eight miners. They proessded
aIoua No. Isvsl aboat l5eo yards 10
The place which the party reached on
Friday. On their wAy In
LITTLE oHeKB DAMP
was encountered, bat nothing 10 hurt
any enc. AZ this point The Iamps beGan
to 90 out owing 10 the pressure Of choke
annp. Three OF foaF Of The party pen
stEated IN little further, bat could and
no sirns Or smell Of bodies. Az the
PARTY could 30 no further, owing to the
drsad damp. and e. saly four lAmps cat
Of fourteen remained lighted, they sOm-
menesd 10 20 back when they had
proceeded . fsv handrsd yards they
foand that the choke Damp bad backed
up No. 2 level for 4 distance Of between
80 ana 30 yAfoa % No ievea aoo
thrOazh this death dealing stmsaVhsrs
they had 30 make their wAy.
rHn KxrKaxKScn Vas Sx1oETTuL-
Thsir lsgs shook and and . esnambed
eeelina sauae ovss she brave men. but Q
fsw siiIl retained their ssnsss and With
srsss Of enSosrAesDsni 10 thoss sho
we're in the act Of falling under the in
ausnos % The dAEsR and kEesirG vsIl
thai delay wOald prove fatal. shsy q
laaa FsAaAed The fresh air where they
~ A0gn - rssl Every oas ef the
party wss pretty vsal sssd 20. II 0ns
nan haA fallen ali woald have been losi
Tns taes that sssA ons kspa ~ salliaE
10 Ne ethsR IN shss<ine tanss ssvst
49,, Nr.Nwa Anaeh Tma mmnh rrmfn.